Chapter 40: Primordial Spirit and Conscious Spirit

"I think 'Primordial Spirit' is a quite fitting term."

As the Primordial Spirit holding the Divine Firmament Sword said this, Li Boyang's physical body spoke the same words in synchronization.

This was the first time he had achieved the unification of consciousness between his sword pellet and his physical body.

Before this, every time Li Boyang unsheathed his sword pellet,

his physical consciousness would be affected, becoming emotionally detached or even developing antisocial tendencies.

However, after devouring the Heart-Seizing Malice and being kissed by the Ranyi fish, a spirituality hidden within Li Boyang's soul was awakened.

That spirituality was a perfect integration of essence, Qi, and spirit.

It was a special substance capable of acting simultaneously upon the mind, the physical body, and even the natural Qi of heaven and earth.

Li Boyang was not even sure if this spark of spirituality originated from the Heart-Seizing Malice, the Ranyi fish, or the talisman left behind by the Huaijiang witch.

The only thing certain for now was that this spirituality had integrated Li Boyang's consciousness, ensuring he would never again be disturbed by external factors.

Even the incredibly fierce earth malice appeared quite docile under the manipulation of this spirituality.

As for inner demons?

Li Boyang, with his perfectly integrated essence, Qi, and spirit, no longer had the concept of "inner demons," and even his thoughts had become incomparably pure.

This could not help but remind Li Boyang of the Taoist "theory of Primordial Spirit and Conscious Spirit" from his past life.

In the concepts of Taoism from his past life, there lies hidden within the sea of consciousness a primordial life energy possessing spirituality and wisdom, which serves as a bridge for humans to communicate and harmonize with the nature of heaven and earth.

It is regarded as the master of the body, controlling various physiological activities and psychological functions.

The body is like a vessel, while the Primordial Spirit is the core energy within, driving the operation of the body.

When the Primordial Spirit is full and harmonious, the body is usually healthy and energetic.

Conversely, if the Primordial Spirit is damaged or weak, the body is prone to various illnesses and discomforts.

Contrasted with this is the thinking consciousness developed through acquired training and learning—the Conscious Spirit.

The Conscious Spirit is generated through the reception, processing, and cognition of external information via human senses, possessing strong logic and cognitive abilities regarding things.

But because of this, the Conscious Spirit possesses strong subjectivity and limitations, making it easily influenced and tempted by the outside world.

And typical Taoist cultivation involves suppressing one's Conscious Spirit through visualization and meditation, allowing the Primordial Spirit to become the master of the body to achieve harmony and transcendence of body and mind.

When the Primordial Spirit dominates the body, the practitioner is not only less susceptible to external influences,

but also gives birth to a primordial ability that transcends normal senses and cognition.

Specifically, this manifests as the ability to foresee situations unfavorable to oneself.

And it helps and guides the practitioner to overcome various difficulties and obstacles in the correct way.

At the same time, as a bridge to communicate with the nature of heaven and earth,

once the Primordial Spirit manifests, even manipulating the tyrannical earth vein malice to form a self-circulating "body" is not a difficult task.

[In my impression, the Primordial Spirit seems to be naturally conceived during the process of cultivating a Golden Core in Taoism.]

[Did I take a shortcut? Or was I misled by those novels from my past life?]

Feeling his current state with a strange expression, Li Boyang could not help but touch the vertical eye between his brows.

[Or perhaps, the sword pellet can barely be considered a type of Golden Core?]

A thousand thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

The powerful Conscious Spirit regained control of Li Boyang's thinking at this moment.

As a modern transmigrator from the twenty-first century, it was not easy for Li Boyang to maintain this pure, tranquil state of spiritual return for long.

Fortunately, this did not affect the battle to come.

That spiritual body reconstructed from earth vein malice was sufficient to carry Li Boyang's manifested Primordial Spirit into battle.

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Boom!

The four-armed ghost god stood six zhang tall, with broad shoulders and thick arms.

It stood upon the earth, towering several heads higher than the tallest trees.

To fight such an enemy, Li Boyang's Primordial Spirit also expanded and grew giant rapidly.

Supported by the endless supply of malice, a giant over ten meters tall soon appeared in mid-air.

Although there was still a gap compared to the four-armed ghost god's height of nearly twenty meters, it was no longer the difference between an elephant and an ant.

This was not because Li Boyang did not want to become larger.

It was just that this volume of malice was the limit of what his Primordial Spirit could control.

Any more would not be impossible, but it was completely unnecessary.

"This limit is much lower than I imagined."

Watching the black mist faintly emerging around his body, Li Boyang decisively stopped absorbing more malice.

Compared to the monstrous image of rolling black clouds, Li Boyang felt that his current appearance, possessing the grace of an immortal, suited his aesthetic better.

"Now starting... officially entering the second form!"

Raising the Divine Firmament Sword in his hand, which had grown in size synchronously, Li Boyang stared calmly at the four-armed ghost god opposite him.

"Arrogant!"

"Do you think battle is merely a contest of raw power?"

With a sudden roar, the four-armed ghost god took the initiative to charge at Li Boyang in mid-air.

Whoosh—Boom!

In an instant, the sonic boom generated by the four arms swinging simultaneously spread all around.

This was the power generated by a massive body combined with extreme speed, a pure physical sonic boom.

Li Boyang in mid-air did not even react to what had happened before a small half of his body was directly blasted apart.

"Technique is also very important!"

Taking advantage of the gap while Li Boyang temporarily lost his ability to act,

a cruel smile, undisguised, appeared on You Xiao's hideous face.

"Especially in life-and-death struggles, technique is sometimes more important than power!"

As the High Priest of the Guifang Kingdom, what You Xiao excelled at was never just Guifang secret arts.

Close-quarters combat techniques were also a part of You Xiao's daily training.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

With continuous heavy punches raining down, You Xiao gave Li Boyang no chance to reorganize his body.

For a time, Li Boyang even lost the mobility he had in his flying sword form, completely falling into a situation of being passively beaten.

[Combat technique, is it?]

Despite losing the initiative, Li Boyang was not discouraged.

On the contrary, in the process of constantly exchanging blows with You Xiao, Li Boyang was adapting to the rhythm of this battle.

From being passively beaten at the beginning, to gradually being able to dodge, and then to occasionally swinging his sword to counterattack...

Li Boyang's growth speed far exceeded what an ordinary person could imagine.

It had to be admitted that compared to a High Priest like You Xiao who had undergone strict training since childhood, Li Boyang, as a transmigrator, was just an ordinary person.

Let alone professional combat techniques, he had not even been exposed to ordinary fighting skills.

However, the awakening of the Primordial Spirit endowed Li Boyang with astonishing learning and adaptive abilities.

Combined with the vast Conscious Spirit from the twenty-first century, Li Boyang's counterattacks could always exceed You Xiao's expectations.

To use a perhaps inappropriate analogy.

If the Primordial Spirit is the algorithm, then the Conscious Spirit is the database, and the spiritual body and the Divine Firmament Sword are the most basic hardware.

[The size difference is too great, freestyle wrestling and MMA grappling techniques won't work...]

[This sword strike... should be swung like this...]

[His punch has run out of force...]

[Wait, he has four arms... I cannot think in conventional ways.]

[This is his weakness, now I can counterattack!]

In just a few breaths, Li Boyang mastered the sword moves and forms from his past life's memories and used them fluently.

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